Facebook Wants To Spend $60 Million On Drones So It Can Beam The Internet To People In Poorer Countries

If acquired, Facebook could use the drones to bring Internet
access to parts of the world that still need it. The desire to
give everyone web access is part of Mark Zuckerberg's
Internet.org initiative.

"The company would start by building 11,000 of these unmanned
aerial vehicles (UAVs), specifically the “Solara 60″ model,"
TechCrunch's Sarah Perez and Josh Constine write. "The Solara 50
and 60 models can be launched at night using power from internal
battery packs, then when the sun rises, they can store enough
energy to ascend to 20KM above sea level where they can remain
for five years without needing to land or refuel."

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